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ETHIOPIA - Omo Valley
Dorze Tribe
Well known cotton weavers, the Dorze tribe were once warriors. They are famous for their cotton woven cloths and beehive huts. A Dorze hut is made up of hard wood poles, woven bamboo, enset and other natural materials. It can stand two stories tall and last up to 80 years. When termites attack the hut, the Dorze can just remove it from its foundation and relocate it. This allows the home to last much longer, but every move shortens the height of the hut.They cultivate their own food and prevent erosion by terracing along the mountainside.
BEST TIME to VISIT OMO VALLEY
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to ETHIOPIA
October to March
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
traditional beehive hut with an elephant shape
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
woman
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
spinning cotton
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
drummer
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
dancing with the drum song
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extracting the pulp of the "false banana". The tree is looking like the banana tree .
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
the pulp of the banana tree
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
false banana cake
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
making a pancake which will be cooked later on a pan
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
landscape
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
shop
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
terraces landscape
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
another traditional hut
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
selling the local products
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
hut : the size of this one has been reduced by the termites
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
children
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
weaving cotton
South Ethiopia - Dorze village
cooking the false banana pancake
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